Coin-controlled ticket-vending machine.



F. J. ROWSE. GOIN ONTROLLED TICKET YENDING MACHINE. ArPLIUATxox FILEDun. 2o. 1909.

995,988. Patented June 20, 1911.

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GOIN GONTROLLED TIGKBT VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIDATION FILED JAB.2o,19o9.

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APPLIOATIDN FILED JAN. 20,1909. 995,988 Patented June 20, 1911 3SHEETS-SHEET 3A UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

FRANK J'. ROWSE, 0F PAWTUCKB'I, RHODE ISLAND.

COIN-CONTBOLLED TICKET-VENDING MACHINE.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK J. Rowan, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Pawtucket, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in (`oin-(`ontrolled Ticket-Vending Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification, ref erence being had therein tothe accompanyin fr drawings.

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Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved ticket vending machine, asvseen on line .r-w of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cardboardstrip, which is to be printed, cut and delivered by said machine. Fig. 3is a view of said machine, partly in elevation and partly in section asseen on line a-e of Fig. 1. Fig.` 4 is a view in elevation of the partsof said machine, seen on line jz/-jl/ of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view inelevation of a ratchet wheel and pawl, constituting one of the stomechanisms of my said invention. Fig. 6 1s an elevation of the sprocketring, which is a part of the feeding mechanism. Fig. 7 is a frontelevation of the cabinet and front plate of my machine, the interiormechanism being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 8 shows in sideelevation the coin-actuated device, which is the motive apparatus ofsaid machine, as seen in its normal inoperative position. Fig. 9 is afront elevation of said coin device, as seen in its normal inoperativeposition, the section being yonline o-#v' of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a frontelevation of said device, as seen on line o-fv of Fig. S at the end ofthe cutting operation, when the coin is discharged therefrom. Fig. 11shows an elevation of the cutting'mechanismfor dividing said indicatelike vcardl'iorird strip into separate ticketsto be delivered, saidmechanism being represented in its normal inoperative position, as seenon line fw-w of Fig. 1. Fig. 12 is an elevation of the cuttingmechanism, on said line fw-w as seen at the instant-when the cutter isto begin its said operation. Fig.l 13 is an eleration of the cuttingmechanism as seen on said line w-fw at. the instant when the cutter hasfinished its operation and the ticket has been completely severed fromthe cardboard strip.

My invention relates to coin-contro1led Specification of Letters Patent.Patented J une 20, 1911, Application med January ao, 1909.

Serial No. 473,290.

vending machines, adapted to print, cut and deliver tickets; and itconsists of the novel construction and combination of the several partsas hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings 1 designates the front plate of the machine, and 2 theback plate thereof. A cabinet or case 3 has the hasel 4 and a top orcover 5. The front side 6 of the case 3 is detachable, and is fastenedby a lock 7, whose bolt 8 enters a. mortise in the top or cover 5 an`dis operated by a key inserted in the key hole 9.

The front plate 1 has a window or aperture 10, through which the ticketis delivered upon a shelf 11. The front side 6 of the cabinet is cut togivearectangular opening, as indicated by solid lines in Fig. 7, behindwhich aperture, so made, the front plate 1 extends and is secured. Acrank or oper ating handle 12 extends through the front plate. The crank12' has a knob 13. The stop pin 14., 1, limits the i pward movement ofthe crank l2, and the stop pin 15, projecting from the front plate 1,limits the downward movement. of the crank 12. The extent of themovement of the crank 12 is 72, that is, one-fifth of one revolution.The front plate 1 has a coin aperture 16, as shown in Fig. 7. The backplate 2 has the feet 17, upon which the machine is supported wit-hin theease A standard or post 18 has a fianged hase 19 and is mounted upon theupper portion of the back plate 2 and secured thereto by bolts 20. Theup er end of the ost or standard 18 is bent ike an inverte L, asrepresented by dotted line 21 in Fig. 1, and supports two parallel barsor arms 22, 23, the latter being shown in Fig. 1, as broken olf, -nearone end thereof, in order to 'represent such parallel arrangement. Thesaid bars 22, 23 and the said horizontal portion of the standard 18 haveeach a tubular hub or bearing 24. A fixed shaft 25 extends through saidthree bearings, 24 and is secured and held from rotation therein by aset screw 26.` A spool 27 is loosely mounted on the shaft 25, betweenthe arms 22, 23, and a. strip of cardboard is coiled upon the spoolV 27,as shown at 28. A weight/ed arm 29, has a bearing 30, secured thereto atone end by means of the screws 31, and a pivot rejecting from the frontplateloosely mounted on the shaft 91, and is normally held in forciblecontact with the card board strip (hereinafter described) upon thesprocket wheel 64, by means of the spring 105, one end of which ishooked into a hole in said arm 103, and the opposite end of which islooped upon a pin or stud 106 on the boss or journal 100. V

An oscillatory movement is given to the shaft 99 by means of the linkbar 61. A collar 107, which is fast upon the shaft 99, has a radial arm108, Whose outer end is formed with an eye. The lower end of the linkbar 61 is hooked in saideye in order to engage with the radial arm 108.

A collar 109 is mounted on the shaft 99 and is held fast thereon bymeans of a set screw 110. An integral wedge-shaped cani 111 upon thecollar 109 has an oscillatory movement with the shaft 99. Said camcooperateswith a toe 112, which extends from the stop pawl 92, asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 4.

A printing wheel 113 has a hub 114 and is mounted on a shaft 115. Theshaft 115 has a head 116 at its front end, and its rear end is threadedand passes through the back plate Vand is held in position by means of anut 117. The shaft 115 is shouldered, as shown at 118 in Fig. 3. A Ilatcircular ring 119 is fastened by lscrews 120 to the front face of theprinting wheel 113. The printing wheel 113 is driven by a gear 121,which is fastened by screws 122, passing into said wheel. The sprockets79, engage with said wheel in sockets 123 thereof, as shown in Figs. 1and 3.

The type upon the Wheel 113 is shown at` 124 in Fig. 3. It is in theform of a stereotyped strip, which has beveled edges, as s own. The ring119 has its outer edge provided with a beveled lip to engage the frontedge ofthe type strip 124, as seen in Fig.

The printingr wheel 113 has a rear flange 125 provided with a cam edge,and also cairries ar cam plate 126 concentric therewith and fastened bythe screws 122 to said wheel. An arm 127 has a hub 128, by which it ismounted loosely on the rod or shaft 88. An arm 129 has a hub 1.30, bywhich it is mounted loosely onthe-rod or shaft 90, as seen in Figs. 1and 4. The arm 127 has at its outer end a stud or pin 131, on which aroller 132 is rotatably mounted, said roller traveling along the perihery of the cam 125. The arm 129 has at ,lts outer end a stud or pin133, on which a roller 134 is rotatably mounted to travel along the)eriphery of the earn plate 126. The arm 1217 has a post 135 "hanger149.

and 'the arm 129 has a post 136. A spiral spring 137 has its ends.hooked into said posts 135 and 136, respective-ly. l

An ihk roller 138 is rotatably mounted on the stud or pin 131 (which ispreferably a screw, having a screw head 139) and an ink roller 140 isrotatably mounted on the stud or in 133 (which is preferably a screw,havlng a screw head 141).

The strip of card board, which is to be rinted,cut and delivered by thismachine 1s,designated as 1.42 and is shown in plan view in Fig. 2. Oneach edge it has a series of equi-spaced semicircular. notches 143;those of one edge being exactly opposite those of the otheredge seriatm.The dotted lines in Fig. 2 denote the lines of the cutting of the strip142 into separate tickets, such as that marked 80 in Fig. 13.

A guide Wheel 144 is rotatably mounted on the rod or shaft 87 and isprovided with two opposite annular flanges, as shown in Fig. 1. Abracket 145 projects from the back plate 2. A curved spring 146 isfastened by screws 147 to the bracket 145 and is bent to conform to thecurvature of the wheel 144. Said spring extends between the flanges ofthe wheel 144 and serves to press the strip 142 to the wheel, asillustrated in Fig. 1.

A bracket 148 extends from the back plate 2 and has a downwardlyextending end or hanger 149. A guide plate 150 is fastenedV by screws151. upon the bracket 148 and has a passage through it for the feed ofthe strip of cardboard to the cutting mechanism, as shown in Figs. 1, 11and 12. A fixed blade 152 is fastened by screws 153 to the hanger 149.4

A movable blade 154 is mounted on a screw pivot 155, which passes intothe The blade 154 has the recess 156 and shoulder 157. The beveled sharpedge of the blade 154 h as a shearing contact with the fixed blade 152,as shown.

0n the shaft 99 is a sleeve or tube 158 held thereon by a set screw 159.A radial arm 160 extends from the sleeve or tube 158.

.A link bar 161 is pivotally mounted on the end of the arm 160, as shownat 162. The link bar 161 has an eye 163 and the back plate2has a stud orpin 164. Aspiral spring 165 is secured at one end to the eye 163 and atits opposite end to the stud or pin 164. The lilik bar 161 has alongitudinal slot- 166, which terminates at its upper end in ahorizontal recess or socket 167. 1t also has a cani edge 169 and ashoulder or oii'set 170. 0n the back plate 2 is a tixed cam 181 againstwhich the earn edge 169 of the link bar 161 operates. This tix-ed cam isreprethrough the slot 166 of the` link bar 101., and a nut 173 ismounted on the end et said bol-t. The lever arm 171 has a stud of pin174 and the back plate 2 has a stud or pin 175. A spiral spring 170 isfastened at one end to the stud or pin 174v and at the opposite end tothe stud or pin 175.

The back plate 2 has a stud or stop pin 177 (see Fig, 13), with whichthe shoulder 157 of the movable blade or cutter 15-1 is adapted toContact as seen in Fig. 11.

1V hen the ticket 80 has been severed from the stri p 142, it. falls, asindicated by the arrow 178, into a receptacle 179, as shown in Fig. 13,which receptacle is accessible through the window or opening 10 in thefront plate 1.

The following is an explanation of the operation of l'ny -said machine:The eardbeard strip 142, haring been wound around the spool 27, is heldthereon, against nnveiling', by means of the weighted arm Q9, as shownin Fig. l, and passes from the coil 28 in the direction indicated by thearrow 180 in Fig. 1, partially around the guide wheel 111. along),l overthe portion of the spring 140, which lies upon the bracket 14:5 (beingheld frictionally by said spring against the wheel 144 to be drawnthereby) and thence passes, as indicated by the arrow 182, partiallyaround the sprocket wheel (38, and thence between said wheel 08 and theprintinev wheel 1131 thence alongr the shelf or bracket 148, asindicated by the arrow 133 in Fig. 1, and through the guide 150, and isthere severed into tiekets by the bladesf152 and 154, beiner cut therebyinto lengths (or separate tickets), as indieated by the dotted lines inFig. 2, and as' will be presently explained.

This machine is etin-controlled, and will not operate unless a propereoin has been inned in the eoin aperture 10. rl`he side plates 139 andl0 and 'the erank 1;. are nor uially' held in the position lshown inFie'. 7 by means ot' the .sprintr 49. ln this` position the eoin elnltelt registers with the eoin aperture lt and allows the ilnertion oi :ieoin lH through said aperture. 'hen there is no eoin in the lnaehine tooperate the saine. the-'rrank l! and the side plates Il!) and lll aremovable together in the direction indieated by the arrow ltilin an areol' oseil- `lation limited by the :stop pinsl l-l and l5 (see llig. 9).but the toe tr maintains its normal position so that no movement iseoninnniirated by said erank l! and its eonneeted parta to the otherportions` ol" the, meehanisin. Mben. however. a roin 1S is insertedthrough the eoin anerture lt'. said roin prartieally locks the parts sothat they more together. 'l'he coin drops by gravity down through thefoin ehnte ll and is held at the vholtoln ot said r-hnte upon thejeoinrests li', as illustrated in Figs. S and 9. 'lhe l'ei/erarin 171. headedbolt 172` extends eolor by the inl: roll 110.

toe 031s then in iforcible',contact ,Witghfthe coin L18 as shown in Fig.9, and hence,` as the tf1-ani 12 is'tnrned from' the stop pnflt to thestoplpi'n 15, the tube or Ns eeve 5,4 turns with the crank shaft 36, and`Withit the plate This movement carries the linkv bar (S1 from theposition shown in Fig. S to the osition shown in Fig. 9. `AsA the platet lus moves, the feed pawl 56, mounted on the projection 58 of saidplate yengages that ratchet tooth of the ratchet wheel (54, which isthen adjacent thereto, and pushes the ratchet wheel (i4 in the direc-`tion indicated by the arrow 185 in vlfigs.4 1 and 4 one fifth of onerevolution. As the ratchet wheel Get is connected by thesrews 76 to thesprocket wheel G8, one lot' the sprockets 79 engages with one of thesockets ll of the printing 'wheel 113, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and f1.As the WheelsGS and 113 rotate together by means of the gears 73 andv121, the sprockets 79 ofthe wheel 68 in suc-` cession engage the sockets123 of the wheel .1121 and said sprocket at the same ,time engage thecardboard strip 142 in the notches` 143. In this manner the strip 142 isdrawn ott' from the spool 27 and is adyanced between said wheels and'152 and 151. The engagement of the sto paw] 93 with the ratchet tooth 81of the rear ratchet wheel 75, preventsv backwardlnovenient of the wheelsGS and 113. The toe 112` of the bent. lever 92 serves to seatthe stoppawl 93 in engagement, with a ratchet; tooth 81 and said toe derives itsmotion for this purpose by means ot the cam 111 on the sleeve or tnbe109, which is mounted on and` turns with the shaft 99, Said shaft 99being roeked by the radial arm 108 (in the direction indicated by thearrow 187 in Fig. 8) wllieh extends from the sleeve or tube 107 on saidshaft and operated by the link bar 61. The. bent lever 92 is retractedby the springr 90. which tends to seat the stop pawl 94 thev recess (i7of the ratchet wheel (14. The stop pawl 91 prevents overl'otation. Theiaproeket wheel (1S has a pad, or several layersv ot" paper. or otheryielding substance, A upon its periphery, between the flanges, asillustrated at` 18S in Fig'. 3. rlhe cardboard strip lli. ln passingbetween the vprintingA wheel H1171 and the sprocket `wheel GS, lisprinted by the type 1&21 ot' the wheel '1.123 against the yieldingf.surface 19S' of the sprol'ket wheel (iS.

'l'his iuaehine is represented inv the draw# passes to the cntters'-A Yings as adaptedto print the cardboard strip in two colora. oneeolorbeing imparted to theI type by the ink-roll lh and the other 'lhe roller132 of the arm 12T trai'els in the; dirertion indieated by the arrow 189in Fig. -l. .along the peripher otE the cani 125.', and as the` roller121; passes over and ahnt;ir the high places o1 the eain 125, the inkroll 1718 is lifted away from .the type 124 of the printing wheel 113.In like manner the roller 134 of the arm 129 travels in the directionindicated by the arrow 19() in Fig. 4, along the periphery of the camplate 126, and as the roller 134 passes over and along the high placesof the cam plate 126, the ink roll 140 1s lifted away from the type 124of the printing wheel 113. The spring 137 tends to -draw the arms 127,129, 1n the directions indicated b the arrows 191, 192, in Fig. 4 and sohol s the rollers 132, 134 in constant contact with the cam 125 and thecam plate 126. The purpose of printing the card board strip 142 in twocolors is that the date of the ticket may be distinctive and readilyattract the eye, or some other distinguishing mark may be made thereon.Vhen the cardboard strip 142 has been so rinted itis moved along to thecutting mec anism to be severed into separate tickets 80 (Fig. 13). Thisoperation is as follows: The oscillation of the shaft 99, caused by thelink bar 61, as already described, produces a similar oscillation of thesleeve or tube 158, which is fas tened on said shaft by the set screw159, as seen in Figs. 1 and 11. The radial arm 160 of the sleeve or tube158 is pivotally connected at 162 with'thc link arm 161. The normalposition of this link arm is shown in Fig. 11. At that time, the me ableblade 154 has its recess 156 and shouder 157 in forcible contact withthe stop pin 177 of the back plate 2, being held to said position by thespiral spring 165, which extends from the eye 163 of the link bar 161 tothe stud or pin 164 of the back plate`2. bar 61 moves the radial arm 108of the sleeve or tube 107 in the direction indicated by lthe arrow 187in Fig. 8, so rocking the shaft 99, the oscillation of the shaft 99moves the radial arm 160 in the direction indicated by the arrow 193 inFig. l1. This movement ulls down the link bar 161 in the directionindicated by the arrow 194 in Fig. 12. The link bar 161 thus travelsalong the slot 166 in contact with the bolt 172, which passes throughsaid slot, until said bolt comes into alinement with the horizontal slot167, whereupon said link bar, under the inlluence of the diagonallyextending spiral sprinUr 165, seats the link bar 161 by its slot 164 uon the bolt 172, as represented in Fig. 12. Tlhen, when the link bar 161begins to move upward as indicated by the arrow 195 in Fig. 13 (suchupward movement being caused by 4the movement of the crank 12, from thestop pin 15 to the stop pin 14, and the consequent return oscillation ofthe shaft 99) the cam ed e 169 of the link bar 161, moving along a xedcam 181 upon the back plate 2, presses the upper end of the linkbar 161outwardly; thus withdrawing it-frorn its enga ement with the bolt 172 insaid slot 167, whereupon said bolt 172 is in As the link'Y `rests 47,and the coin falls forward.

alinement with the slot 166 of thelink bar 161, and then the spring 176carries the link bar 161 fyom the position shown in Fig. 13 to theposition shown in Fig. 11. After the lever arm 171 has been engaged bythe bolt 172 in the slot 167 of the link bar 161, the rise of the linkbar 161 causes the movable blade 154, while its lever arm 171 continuesin such engagement, to move from the 'position shown in Fig. 12 to theposition shown in Fig. 13, thus slicing by the eoperation of the movableblade 154 and the fixed blade 152, in a shearing operation, thecardboard strip 142 along the line indicated by dots 143 in Fig. 2, andthe ticket 80, so cut oil", drops by gravity in the direction indicatedby the arrow 178, into the receptacle 179. The spring 176, which hasbeen expanded by the movement of the blade 154 from the position shownin Fig. 12 to the position shown in Fig. 13, when .free to act, pullsvdown the lever arm 171, thus elevating the blade 154 to its former andnormal position again. T he cardboard Strip 142, in passing between thesprocket wheel 68 and the printing wheel 113, isengaged by the sprockets79 of the rinor 71 in the notches 143 of the strip 142. Tlius the stripis fed in proper alinementwith said wheels 68 and 113 and there is noslippage of said wheels thereon, so that the tickets 80 are accuratelysheared `oil' on a line extending straight across the strip fromone'notch 143 to the notch 143 directly opposif 1 The autolhn'atcfejcction of the coin 48 is illustrated in Fig. lasdvhcn the coin isinserted, as in Fig. 9, it slidesulown upon the sloping surface of theback plate, within the chute, into contact with the coin rests 47, suchmovement being due to gravity. But when the coin apparatus has beenmoved from the position shown in Fig. 9 to the position shown in Fig.10, a distance of 72 in extent, said coin chute 46 is considerablyadvanced beyond a vertical position, thetoe 63 no longer presses thecoin 48 to theeoin The fixed bracket 52, when ,the crank 12 has brought.the slot 43 of the plate 4-2 into such position as to allow said bracketto be received within theslot 43, as illustrated in Fig. l0, liftsanddislodges the coin, which drops into any suitable coin receptaclewith in the case.l A

The spring 165 is the main spring of the entire machine. cutter 154 inits cutting function illustrated in Fig. 13; it returns the shaft 99(and its tubes or sleeves 107 and 109) to the normal position, thusputting the `stop pawl 93 into ockin engagement with the rear ratchetwheel 5, and at the same time pulls down It operates the movable thelink bar 61 and so returns the paw] plate 55 and the toe 63 from theposition shown in Fig. 10 to the position shown in Fig.

The spring 165 is much stronger than the other sp1-ings in the machine.The sleeves 105;) `and 158` are adjustably set upon the shaft 99 byexperiment in order to time the different operations correctly and areheld in Such adjusted position by the set screws `11 0jand 159,respectively. Thus just before thefcnm 16901, the link bar 161 getsalmost back`- to its normal position the movable cutter descends andrises again by the respective action `of the springs 1.76 and 165.

Instead of slicing.,lr oit the tickets 80 from the Candsboiu'd strip 142by a shearing action ofhcuttlng blades 152, 154-, such blades may bedispensed with and in that ease the ticket seiZed by the'hand of thevendee may tear d i'zrdiztllyi'i'om said shaft; a feed wheel Y'iiadaptedto Irive `longitudinal intermittent movement to a strip of cardboard; aratchet Wheel niountcdfast on the feed wheel concemtrically therewith; apawl pivotally mounted von said plate and engageable with tlieratclietWheel; and a link bar pirotally mountedat` one end upon said radial armand'pivotally mounted at the opposite end upon stiid plate. v

2. In a ticket vending machine the combi flnation ofa pivotally mountedplate; means fonimpai'ting an oscillatory movement to said? plate; arock shaft; an arm projecting radially"f1'om the shaft; a collar mountedfastfon the shaft: a can) on the collar; a feed "vwheel adopted to givelongitudinal more meutto a strip of cardboard, a ratchet wheel fastenedon one side of the feed Wheel concentrically therewith a second ratchetwheel fastened on the opposite Side of the feed 'Wheel concentrieallytherewith; a pawl pivotzrl'ly` mounted on the plate and engageable withtherst named ratchet Wheel; a link barpivotally mounted at one end uponsaid radialarm and at, the opposite end upon "tsaid" plate; and aspring-pressed pivotally motint'edy-slntped lever (which is operablebyflsuidfeamfand engageable With the second named ratchet lwheel, oneend thereof in alternation with the opposite end thereof.

binrttioniofn pivotally mounted plate; means forimpsirtingan oscillatorymovement to the plate-:ma: rock4 shaft; `an arm projectingy radiallyfrom the shaft; a feed .Wheel stripwof cardboard; a ratchet -Wl'ie'elifastened fon the feed Wheel coneentricailly therewibhffafpawl pivotallymounted on the plete pand engageabl-efwith the ratchet `Wheel; a

link bar pivotally connected at one end with the plate and at theoppoeite end with the radial arm; e printing' Wheel rotatably mountedpna support and adapted to print the cardboard stri) which passes betweenthe feed Wheel and printing wheel; means intermitteiit the feed wheeland printing wheel adapted to import rotary movement from the 'former tothe latter; n fixed blade; an oscillatingr blade pivotelly mounted on asupport and adapted to cooperate with the fixed blade as shears to seversaid strip at intervals; a .collar fastened on the rock shaft; an armextending;r radially from the collar; and a spring-actuzttcd link barpivotally connected at one end with the oscillating; blade and at theopposite end with the second named radial arm.

4. ln a ticket vending' machine. the combination of a pivotolly mountedplate; means for imparting' an oscillatory movement to the plate: a rockshaft; an arm projecting' radially from the shaft: a linl; bar pivotallycmuiected at one end with thtl plate and at the opposite end with saidarm; a feed wheel having a series ot sprockets on its periphery; meansintermediate said plate and wheel adapted to impart rotary more` ment tothe Wheel from the plate; and a printingr Wheel mounted rotatably on asup-` port and provided with' peripheral sockets adapted to engagesalentini with said sprockets of the feed wheel to feed a curdbrmrdstrip. y,

5. In e ticket vending` machine, the combination of a pirotallymomitediptate: means for impartingl an 'oscillatory movement to theplate; a roch shaft; an. arm projecting radially from said shaft; a linkbar pivotally connected at one end with :said plate and atthe oppositeend with said arm: a feed 'Wheel haring :i series of sprockets on itsperiphery; means intermediate said plate and wheel adapted to impartrotary movement to the wheel from the plate; a printing Wheel mountedrotatably on a supportI and provided with peripheral sockets adapted toengage selotz'm withv said sprockets of the A feed Wheel to feed a`cardboard strip, a spring-pulled arm loosely mounted on `e shaft; andan im( roll upon the last named 'arm for supplying ink to the printingwheel.

6. In a ticket vending machine` the combination of a rotatably mountedfeed wheel having a series of peripheral sprockets and adapted to girelongitudinal movement to a cardboard strip thereon; means adapted torotate said Wheel; a rotatably mounted printingr wheel having aiseriesof peripheral.'

sockets with which seid sprockets of the feed Wheel are engageableconsecutively; a cam "on the'printing Wheel concentric therorifithlandhaving one or more'high places; a cam plete concentric with theprintingwhe 1 and adlacent to the Seid com and provide with said rollersin constant Contact 'with said @am and Cum plate, respectively. 10 Intes'imouy whereof I ullx my signature iu presenee of two witnesses.

FRANK J. ROWVSE.

one or more high places, which are arranged in alternation with the highplaces of .said cam; a pirotally mounted arm having a roller in rollingContact with said cam and provided with un ink roll; a pivot-allymounted arm having a roller in rolling coutnet with said cam plate andprovided with an ink roll; and a spring adapted to keep lVitnessesHOWARD A. LAMPHEY, VARREN R. Feuers.

